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Patricia Mirallès, Secretary of State for Veterans and Remembrance, visits the Shoah Memorial in Paris to show her solidarity after red hands were spray-painted on the "Wall of the Righteous". IMAGES
US President Joe Biden takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem in Jerusalem after touring Israel's Iron Beam defence system at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. Biden started today his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House last year. IMAGES
Russian president Vladimir Putin attends memorial ceremony for victims of the siege of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) by Nazi Germany during WWII. The siege lasted 872 days between 8 September 1941 and 27 January 1944, leading to hundreds of thousands of casualties. IMAGES
French Prime minister lays a wreath at Aushwitz-Birkenau's Death Wall to mark 75 years since the death camp was liberated on January 27, 1945. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron leads commemorations in Paris to mark 101 years since the end of World War I. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.